Re: Need that Medicare Money
SoundChaser
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>I am going overseas where my Medicare is useless.
>
> I need the extra money going to that premium.
>
> My question? Has anyone here on SSDI successfully and without many
> problems gone off Medicare (ceased it) and rejoined Medicare?
>
> I do not trust the government to do what they say they will.
They did it for me with absolutely no trouble at all.
SoundChaser
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> "SoundChaser" <b...@sleep.home> wrote in
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> september.org:
> down?
IIRC, it took one phone call to cancel, and a mail-in form to
rejoin. Or vice versa.
Six String Stu
"JRichards" <JRic...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> period. You can't just join whenever you feel like it. You are
> misleading people when you make statements like above.
Unless you are one of us that are not restricted by that time frame. Many
folks who are dual eligible do not have the enrollment limitation.
SoundChaser
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> On 13 Nov 2009, you wrote in alt.social-security-disability:
>
> enrollment
> period. You can't just join whenever you feel like it. You are
> misleading people when you make statements like above.
I never stated otherwise. You are the one who thinks it is
difficult.
Jack
<blah...@blahblah.net> wrote:
>Jack can you bring any plausible light to this discussion on Medicare
>enrollment/disenrollment? Thanks.
Sorry, I don't know much about Medicare. The SSA site lists 64 FAQ
starting here:
and this link to CMS which is the agency that actually administers
Medicare:
SSA's POMS pertaining to Medicare starts here and there is a section
therein entitled "Withdrawal Considerations."
https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/subchapterlist!openview&restricttocategory=06008
Six String Stu
"blahblah" <blah...@blah.net> wrote in message
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> "Six String Stu" <hawki...@nccray.net> wrote in
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>> "JRichards" <JRic...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> On 13 Nov 2009, you wrote in alt.social-security-disability:
>>>
>
>
>>>
>>> It's not that easy. You have to rejoin during a prescribed enrollment
>>> period. You can't just join whenever you feel like it. You are
>>> misleading people when you make statements like above.
>>
>>
>> Unless you are one of us that are not restricted by that time frame.
>> Many folks who are dual eligible do not have the enrollment
>> limitation.
>>
>
> enrollment rules? Never saw that before, you have a cite for that or
> url? Don't think that is the case.
No I'm not saying duals do not need to follow the rules. I'm saying the
rules are differnt. I get this only from personal experiance.
I believe the cite you are looking for can be found in Jack's reply,
somewhere. If not, I will do this, I'll get the info from the county ss
worker and relay it to you (if you still need it after following Jack's
links).
Others in here can also attest to this, it's not that unusual.
SoundChaser
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enrolled me in Part D then and there.
Relayer
> I am going overseas where my Medicare is useless.
>
> I need the extra money going to that premium.
>
> My question? Has anyone here on SSDI successfully and without many
> problems gone off Medicare (ceased it) and rejoined Medicare?
>
> I do not trust the government to do what they say they will.
I called my Part D provider yesterday (Humana) and their premium is
essentially not going to change for next year. A couple of bucks....
Relayer
I was always told if you dropped out, you had to wait until open
enrollment to reactivate the policy. Just my 1 1/2 cents worth. It
would be two cent if I knew for sure.
mb_...@bellsouth.net
wrote:
Same here, but they are dropping coverage for generics in the doughnut
hole.
Relayer
> I am going overseas where my Medicare is useless.
>
> I need the extra money going to that premium.
>
> My question? Has anyone here on SSDI successfully and without many
> problems gone off Medicare (ceased it) and rejoined Medicare?
>
> I do not trust the government to do what they say they will.
I know you need the money, but my feelings, regardless of what they
tell you, when it comes to insurance, I wouldn't fiddle with it in any
regard. You know you are going to get 19 different answers
mattk15
"SoundChaser" <b...@sleep.home> wrote in message
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Annual Enrollment in Medicare is Nov 15 - Dec 31 (for those new to Medicare)
General Enrollment in Medicare Part B is Jan 1 - March 31 (for those with
Part A but not Part B)
barba...@newsguy.com
wrote:
>
>Annual Enrollment in Medicare is Nov 15 - Dec 31 (for those new to Medicare)
>General Enrollment in Medicare Part B is Jan 1 - March 31 (for those with
>Part A but not Part B)
This is SO SO wrong.
Open enrollment for part D is Nov 15 to December 31 for EVERYONE on
Medicare. You have to have part A OR part B.
Jan 1 to Mar 31 is open enrollment for MEdicare Advantage plans, for
which you MUST be on A & B.
Enrollment in Medicare itself is depended on your disability date or
your birthdate [for those enrolling at age 65].
Barbara N
Six String Stu
SoundChaser
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> barba...@newsguy.com wrote in
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> implied. If an SSDI recipient notifies Medicare to drop his/her
> coverage
> while he/she is overseas (where it is wasted premimum) , how does
> that
> person get back on and how long does it take the bureaurats to get
> their
> heads out of their butts and put the person back on? And how many
> screwups can you expect along the way?
You never should have dropped the coverage. Good luck fixing the
mess you made.
SoundChaser
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> "SoundChaser" <b...@sleep.home> wrote in
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XCUZE ME dumberfuck; the answer is that you shouldn't drop it, you
have to wait til the next enrollment period to get back on, it takes a
simple phone call and may incur a permanent penalty in the way of
increased premiums for life. You're not welcome.
SoundChaser
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> "SoundChaser" <b...@sleep.home> wrote in
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> september.org:
>> have to wait til the next enrollment period to get back on, it
>> takes a
>> simple phone call and may incur a permanent penalty in the way of
>> increased premiums for life. You're not welcome.
>>
>>
>
> insult
> you. Thanks alot. ;-)
Yeah, whatever! :-) I thought you were someone else.
Six String Stu
"SoundChaser" <b...@sleep.home> wrote in message
I get the feeling the warm fuzzies are gonna be strong this Christmas
season. :)
Relayer
> "SoundChaser" <b...@sleep.home> wrote in message
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> > "u not-for-mail invalid>" <u<ATDOT> wrote in message
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> >> september.org:
> >>> have to wait til the next enrollment period to get back on, it takes a
> >>> simple phone call and may incur a permanent penalty in the way of
> >>> increased premiums for life. You're not welcome.
>
> >> So I guess what it takes to get a straight answer out of you is to insult
> >> you. Thanks alot. ;-)
>
> > � �Yeah, whatever! :-) I thought you were someone else.
>
> Wow! 'Chaser came damn close to apologising.
> I get the feeling the warm fuzzies are gonna be strong this Christmas
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All I know is I wouldn't mess with it because you will be out f
country for a bit. Most countries have free healthcare and depending
on where you are going, probably wouldn't have to pay anyway. The rule
of thumb is not to mess with A or B and only mess with D during
enrollment if you so choose.
SoundChaser
SoundChaser
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On Dec 2, 12:15?pm, "Six String Stu" <hawkinn...@nccray.net> wrote:
> "SoundChaser" <b...@sleep.home> wrote in message
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> > "u not-for-mail invalid>" <u<ATDOT> wrote in message
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> >> "SoundChaser" <b...@sleep.home> wrote
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> >> september.org:
> >>> have to wait til the next enrollment period to get back on, it
> >>> takes a
> >>> simple phone call and may incur a permanent penalty in the way
> >>> of
> >>> increased premiums for life. You're not welcome.
>
> >> So I guess what it takes to get a straight answer out of you is
> >> to insult
> >> you. Thanks alot. ;-)
>
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> Wow! 'Chaser came damn close to apologising.
> I get the feeling the warm fuzzies are gonna be strong this
> Christmas
> season. :)- Hide quoted text -
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All I know is I wouldn't mess with it because you will be out f
country for a bit. Most countries have free healthcare and depending
on where you are going, probably wouldn't have to pay anyway. The rule
of thumb is not to mess with A or B and only mess with D during
enrollment if you so choose.
Agreed. This is not like parking your car for 3 months and
cancelling your insurance, this is mucking about with the freaking
gubmint. A guaranteed screwup every time.....
wake_...@sleep.home
september.org:
> Yeah, whatever! :-) I thought you were someone else.
Then you are a shit-for-brains moron who is either too lazy or too
STUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPID to check the headers.